Laid the bricks on solid ground
Built my faith where strength was found
Over time the colors fade
What once was strong now starts to break
The paint peels off the cracks appear
Foundations crumble year by year
What I had I watch it die
My fortress crumbled by fragile lies
Once a haven safe and warm
Now a shell that's weathered worn
Thought the strength would always last
Now it's buried in the past
Childhood dreams that felt like steel
Are hard to grasp; were they real?
Held them tight within my fist
But now they're fading into mist
The winds of time erode my pride
Tearing down what's kept inside
Are the walls I built still true?
What is my faith without proof?
Once a haven safe and warm
Now a shell that's weather-torn
The winds and rain I kept at bay
But over time my faith decays
I see the fractures in my soul
Once was full now full of holes
If I'd fostered the truth they say
Would I still watch it fade away?
Once a haven built so strong
What is this shell? Do I belong?
Through the doubt and through the pain
Will I ever find my way again?
Now the echoes fill the air
Shadows of me everywhere
In this silence I start to see
What was once us now is just me
Once a haven safe and warm
Now a shell that's weather-torn
The winds and rain I kept at bay
But over time my faith decays
I see the fractures in my soul
Once was full now full of holes
If I'd fostered the truth they say
Would I still watch it fade away?
Once a haven built so strong
What is this shell? Do I belong?
Through the doubt and through the pain
Will I ever find my way?
Now the echoes fill the air
Shadows of me everywhere
In this silence I start to see
What was once us now is me